Mangle.



E. R. SEIFERT.

MANGLE. APPLICATION FILED MAY s, 1908.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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MANGLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 8, 1908. Serial No. 431,582.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL RUDOLF SEI- FERT, a prospective citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford andState of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Mangles, of which the following is a specification.V

The object of this invention is to provide a device of the classspecified having features of novelty and advantage.

In the drawings-Figure l is a front view of a machine embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawings a is the frame of the machine having the sideuprights a a in which the bearings of the rolls are located. There arethree rolls, 1, 2, 3, located one above the other. The middle roll 2 ismounted to rotate in bearings 2L 2a, which are fixed in the sideuprights a a, and is provided with driving mechanism such for instanceas the gears and hand wheel illustrated at Z9.

The upper roll l and the lower roll 3 are rotarily supported' inbearings la la, 3a 3a, which are free to slide up and down in the sideuprights a a. The bearings la 1EL vare connected to move together by thelyoke c and f the bearings 3a 3a are connected to move together by theyoke OZ.

Straps c f are secured to either end of the yoke c, preferably near thebearings la la, and extend down under the yoke eZ. On the lower ends ofthese 'straps are suspended levers Z Z with their outer ends Z2 Z3bearing on the under side of the yoke d, the free ends Z4 Z5 crossingand terminating inside of the` uprights a a. A weight, such as the box mi loaded with sand, brick, or some such heavy material, is supported bythe free ends of these levers as illustrated and through the straps e fdraws the yoke c and the upper roll l down onto the center roll 2, atthe same time the outer end o f the levers exerting pressure on thelower side of the yoke cZ to force the lower roll 3 up against thecenter roll 2.

A horizontal table t extends to the front of the machine at about thelevel of the lower side of the center roll and an apron p is secured tothe center roll 2 and is wound up on this roll, passing between it andthe l upper and lower rolls.

for use the apron lies on the table with one end passing between thelower and center rolls and secured to the latter. The work to be ironed`is laid on the apron and the Patented ct. 19, 1909. 1

center roll turned, winding up the apron thereon under pressure of theupper and lower rolls. This constitutes the ironing operation. Thedirection of rotation of the center roll is then reversed, the apronbeing unwound from the roll and the work taken ofil and a new lotsubstituted.

Machines made in accordance with my invention are very convenient foruse; they have a large capacity and by the arrangement of rolls andlevers the pressure obtained is even and direct, steady and veryforcible.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a mangle, a frame, a pair of bearings iixedly mounted therein, aroll mounted to rotate in said Iixed bearings, an apron having one endsecured to said roll, two pairs of sliding bearings, one pair arrangedin said frame above the fixed bearings and the other pair arrangedwithin said frame below the fixed bearings, a roll rotatably mounted ineach pair of sliding bearings, a yoke connecting the bearings oftheupper pair of sliding bearings together, a yoke connecting the bearingsof the lower pair of sliding bearings together, a plurality of strapsdepending from the upper yoke, a le- Vver fulcrumed on the lower end ofeach of said straps and having its outer end slidably engaging with saidlower yoke, said levers extending at an inclination and oppositelydisposed with. respect to each other, a weight, means for connecting oneend of the weight to the innerv end of one of the levers, and means forconnecting the other end of the weight to the inner end of the other ofthe levers.

2. In a mangle, a frame, a pair of bearings fixedly mounted therein, aroll mounted to rotate in said fixed bearings, an apron having one endsecured to said roll, a pair of sliding bearings mounted in said frameabove and below said fixed bearings, rolls rotatably mounted in saidsliding bearings, a yoke connecting said upper pair of bearings, asecond yoke connecting said lower pair of bearings, straps dependingfrom said upper yoke and extending below said lower yoke, leverssuspended in the lower ends of said straps and extending in oppositedirections with respect to each other and having their outer ends inengagement with the under side of said lowerl yoke, and a Weight commonto both levers connected at its ends to the said levers.

3. In a mangle, a frame, a pair of bearings fiXedly mounted therein, aroll mounted to rotate in said fixed bearings, an apron having one endsecured to said roll, a pair of sliding bearings mounted in said frameabove and belovvr said fixed bearings, rolls rotatably mounted in saidsliding' bearings, a yoke Connecting said upper pair of bearings, asecond yoke Connecting said lower pair of bearings, straps dependingfrom said npper yoke` and extending below said lower yoke, leverssuspended in the lower ends Oi said straps and having their outer endsupturned, rollers mounted in the up-turned ends of said levers andengaging the under side of said lower yoke, and a Weight common to bothlevers and having its ends connected to said levers.

EMIL RUDOLF SEIFERT. lvitnesses D. S. KREIMANDAHL, H. E. HART.

